Stand-latch for motor-cycles.



w. s. HARLEY. STAND LATCH FOR MOTOR CYCLES.

APPLICATION IILBD NOV. 1 19 Patented May 20, 1913.

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To all whom itmay concern:

1 3e it-known that I, WIILIAMS H-ARLEY, a citlzen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county-of Milwaukee 4 accompanying illustrations and subsequently claimed.

means for stands of, this general type em odied a dog or latch formed from a single piece of spring metal that was rigidly securedto'the rear end of a mud-guard, the nose end of said-dog being adapted to spring over the cross-bar of the stand.- This type of latch with its depending nose required' a manual lift upon the. end thereof whereby spring of themetal .is had to free the stand and hence as the nose isexposed more or less to mud and the like, the operation is both laborious, inconvenient and uncleanly, such operation requiring the individual to grasp the dog in the hand and lift the same.

c I to be operated by My improved latching means is designed a pressure of thefoot ,or hand upon a tail of the latch which is more or less protected, the entire mechanism being designed to overcome all of the before mentioned objectionable features.

In the drawings Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a fragment of the rear portion of a motorcycle with parts broken away and parts in section to more clearly -illus-. trate details of? construction, the said fragment being provided with an ordinary type of stand and a l tch embodying the features of my invention, the said stand being shown in its swung up and locked position, and

.Fig. 2, an enlarged detail ofthe latch detached.

Referring by' characters to the drawings, A represents an axle-head that isconnected to the rear fork members of a motorcycle frame, B the rear drive wheel of such machine, and C the mud-guard, which mudguard is supported by spokes which are perspective View.

1 suitably connected to the axle-head. Plvstand cross-bar. The

oted to the head a arethelegs D1)? 1;- stand, which legs are connected by across bar E, of said parts being "of ordinary construm -10n.

Rivete'd or otherwise securedito the lower end of the mud+guard isa stifled meniherl that isturned at its projecting-lowerend'to form a journal for a pintle 2,the-said'journal also serving-as a stop for-the crossbar E of'the stand when the same, isiswung up to its carrying .(position. 1 A lath- 8-is provided havin owntnrned apertured ears 3'=that strad le the journal of'the leaf man I her and are connected thereto'by-the'pintle,

the backbone of 'said latch being extended rearwardly of the .pintle to form an upwardly curve'dtailieoe 4, whercby said latch is actuated. e o posite end of the latch backbone is provi ed with aldown disposed jaw-piece "4, formedbet-ween'the leaf turned obliquely whereby a throat is journal and said jaw-piece with a wide mouth that is slightly contracted at its base I seat for-the 'yawirlplece 14' in turn to thus constitute a 'wed'gin'g terminates with an 'upwa ly -curved nose 5, which nose in. the operation of the device stand-cros bar wvhen the is en by the latter is swung upwardly to thus lift the latch, enabling the cross-bar to enter its seat engagement is the latch has riveted' or otherwise secured thereto a stud. 6, whichstud projects downwardly" and. through a or throat, whereby a locking effected. The backbone 0 slot 7 that is formed inthe leaf stud being provided with a member," the head below said leaf-member to limit move-i 'ment of the latch in one direction.

rounding the stud and inter osed bet-ween. the tail endof the! latch and eaf member a coiled spring 6', that is arranged the nose portion of said latch position of rest; this spring-control being 0 posed manually when 1t is desired to open the latch, that the stand maybe released. From the foregoing descn tion it s apparentthat the tail end of t e latch isfextended upwardly and more or km-protected from mud or dirt that is thrown ,up by the wheel, as is also the spring connection which is interposed betweensald'latch, and leaf member. It is also apparent that the stand can be swung and automatically locked after it the nose portion of said latch and same so t Surat its obliquely disposed jaw may- 1s to holdin its normal to its carrying position I v g 11olifts 5::

firmly grasp one edge of the stand erossbar. Thus said cross-bar is securely locked between the jaw-piece and end-journal of the leaf in such manner that the spring is free to apply constant pressure, vwhereby there is no liability of rattle of the stand due to vibration of the machine in its travel. It is also apparent that the latch can be opened either by pressing the tail portion thereof with the footor hand, thus rendering the operation of releasing and locking the stand convenient nnd simple.

I claim:

1. In a motorcycle, its frame having), a

rear mud-guard, and a swinging stand; the

combination of a latch for said stand comprising a rigid leaf member secured to and projecting beyond the lower end of the mud-guard, the lent member being provided with ajournal at its end, a pintle fitted. within the journal, a latch having ears in engagement with said pintle, vastund engaging nose at one end of the latch having a jaw that in conjunction with the lent-journal forms a stand-receiving throat, in actuating tail at the opposite end of the latch, and a spring interposed between said tail and leaf-member. 1

2. In a motorcycle, its frame having :1 mud-guard and swinging stun the combination of n latch therefor comprising a leafmember secured to and rejecting beyond the lower end of the mu guard, the leufmember being provided with a journal at itsend, n spring-controlled latch in pivotal union with the journal having a tail portion extending in one direction, and a locking jaw extending in the opposite direction, the some in conjunction with the lent-journal forming an engaging throat for the swinginnstand.

3. In a motorcycle, its frame huving a rear mud-guard and a swinging stand; the combination of a latch for the stand com prising an nperturcd leaf-member secured to and projecting beyond the lower end of the mud-guard, the lent member being 1'.- turned at its end to form a journal, :1 pintle fitted within the journal, a latch having ears cugugcublc with the pintle. an actuating; tuil extending from one end of the latch, un obliquely disposed jun-piece lending from the opposite end ot the latch having a nose portion projecting therebcyond, a stud -urried by the tail end of'snid latch and extending through the lent sperlure u hcud upon the end of the stud uri'unged to engage the lent-member to form it stop therefor, and :1 spring surrounding said stud interposed between the leaf nn tuil member of the aforesaid hitch.

ln testimony that, I claim the foregoing l have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee in the county of hililwuulte, and State of Wisconsin in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM S. HARLEY.

Witnesses J. MUELLER, EDWIN F. CASPER. 

